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pri K2; W32` VJ. JuDELsON DRIEH Filed Feb. 9,. 1928 4 SheeS-Sheen 6; 5 ATTORNEY Patented; Apr. 12, 1932 i l `NIT?.1.13133 y 'F JULIU'S JUDELSON,1OF NEW YORK, N. ASSIGNOR 10 JUDELSON DRYER CORPORA- TION, F IVIOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, A rCOlitPOllATQlll0F.III'LESI VIRGINIA DRIER Applicatioirled February 9,1928. Seriall N0. 253,015."

This invention relates to. driers.v More particularly, Vthe invention embodies improved means-for providing a ldrier forV clothes or the like which is readily collapsible, or capable of being kset up within a short' period of time, and which yshallrbe a drier'of rigid construction withlthe parts thereof compactly arranged for efhcient operation, and easily replaceable for repairs.

1 Y An kobject of ythe'i-nvention is to provide a drier with its various parts readily.k capable of assemble or disassembly, or removal.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a drier, a drying rack of the character described, havinga plurality of. readily removable rack rods. i

vA still further object `ofthe invention isY toV provide a rack of the character described in which the'several parts may be readily separated or quickly clamped intoassembled position. Y

Other objects of this invention will part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of ele?l ments, and arrangement of parts, which willV be `exam'plilied inthe construction hereinafter described, and of whichthe scope of application will be indicated in the follow# f structed Vin the manner described in my Pating'claims. y n Y i Figure y1 is a perspective View kof a drier embodying `the invention, shown with one of the drier racks moved forwardly out of thev casing, the walls being partly broken away to show the construction thereof;

Fi`g2 isla longitudinal'sectional view on.

line 2-2 of Fig. 1 illustrating the assembled f relation of the various parts of the drier;

view on line of Fig. 5, showing the conf struction` of the drier rack and-its carrier means; f f

iscarried;

line 6-6 of Fig. 4, illustratingthe frame clamping'device forthe drier rack;

F ig.y 7 is a longitudinal sectional viewon line lf-7 of Fig. 5 villustrating the yconstruction and method of assembly of the drier rack .`Fig. ;8 ,is a front elevational view of the air deflectory heads, designed to receive said Fig. 9 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 7, of a modifiedk rack rod construction;

- -Fig.. 10 isa perspective view of the frontV portion `of the. positioning land-retaining means for the rails upon which the drier racky @Gn the ydrawings,-the drier Dois seen toy comprise the casing C, through the front wall of which areslidable the, carri-ers or racks R for supporting clothes, or ythewlilre, for drying purposes, in: relation` to a heater H, mounted in the lower portion of casing C, in the'manner hereinafter described. The casing C may be made upto comprise the sidey walls `10, 12, which if so desired, may be conent No. 1,513,595 dated the 28th day of October 1924, or in any other suitable manner. These side walls, together Ywith the rear wall 14, combine to produce a closed casing with which are assembled a top wall 16 and a bot'- tom wall 18, preferably constructed inthe manner described in my co-pending applicav tion Serial No. 253,014, filed `February k9, 1928. Y

A frontwall 20 may be constructed as shown in my Patent No. 1,632,904 dated the 21st day 'offJune1927,' and is seen to have formed therethrough a number of openings 22; 24, 26, through which different elements y 5o Fig. vr6 is a partial planview in section on of the'drier are receivable. Opening 22 may be closed by a grilled door 28, mountedso thatit may be opened for access to the heater Y H, supported in thebottom part of the drier.

Fig.i5 is a transversesectional view on line v5 5 of Fig. 4, illustrating the means whereby the various sections of the'drier rack are retainedin `iiiied relation; i r

Slidable throughopenings 24 and 26 are por-y 10Q .fic-

5' panel 30 and the panel 32, spaced apart by frames 34, 36, positioned at the top and bottom of the racks and held in place by suitable clamping means 38, in a manner hereafter described. Supported between panels 30, 32,

` f are a plurality of rack rods l0, remoivahly re` tained in a manner hereinafter appearing, and adapted to support clothes, or other articles, for drying purposes,relative to heater H.

Panel is seen to comprise a double wall construction 12, securely held together by rivets, or the like, and containing any suitable insulating` material, or, it desired, comprising merely an air space. A number ot openings t4 are formed through this double wall construction 42, the air deflector heads 46 being' mounted on the front side of panel so that t-he opening 48 of each head is located in alignment with an opening 44. Said heads may be secured to panel 3() in any1 suitable manner, preferably by rivets 50. The openings 48 are screw-threaded for the reception therein of a nipple 52, adapted to extend through openings 44, and project from the inner surface 54 of panel 30. Rear panel 32, which is adapted, practically at all times to bc housed within casing C, may be made merely of a single sheet of material 56. Said sheet may be perforated with a number of openings 58, the arrangement ot said openings relative to each other, being substantially that of openings #i4 in panel 30, so that openings and openings 58 will be substantially in alignment. Bushings 6() are provided with openings 62 and are positioned "f on the rear side of rear panel 32, so that the openings 58 and 62 will be concentric. `When the panels 30, 32, have been properly supportedV in the assembly operation, the tubes 64, having an internally threaded end 66, may have their smooth end 68 slipped into openings 58 and 62, which are slight-ly larger than the outside diameter of said tubes. Then said tube may be advanced so that the internally threaded end 66 will be received on the projecting end of nipple 52, and tightencd by hand thereon. lt is evident therefore, that the tubes may be readily assembled, or removed, with respect to the drier rack, at any time, for replacement, or when desired to set up the apparatus for use, or, if desired, for packing.

The frames 34 and 36 are likewise retained in relation to panels 30 and 32 in such manner that they may readily be removed, or assembled. Each .trame comprises an angular cross-sectional side portion 69, made by ycutting out a portion of one of the legs of angle iron, bending the angle at that point, and then spot welding the ends of the angle to produce a closed traine, oblong in shape,

and angular in cross-section. By this means, a vertically extending flange 70 is provided at the two ends, adapte-d to abut thc two panels. Secured to the upper edge of front panel 3() is a plate 72, having an inwardly extending flange 74 adapted to rest upon the top of panel 30, and providing a shoulder 76 projecting inwardly beyond said panel. Sccured in like manner to the upper end of rear panel 32 is a bracket 78 having a flange 8() extending inwardly and providing the shoulder 82 within the rack ll. U )per trame 31 is adapted to have its horizontal flange 8l rcceived against the flanges 74 and 80, and thc vertically extending flange, at either end is received in abutment with the inner faces of `anels 30, 32 and retained, in this manner, by clamp plate 86. Plates 86 are loosely secured upon bolt 88, retained in plate 72 and bracket 78, said bolts providing projecting i threaded ends 9() to receive lil-ie threaded nuts 92, to Wh ich are attached the actuating handles 94 for tightening said nuts. By this means, frame 3l is positively clamped in position to retain the two panels rigidly spaced from each other at their top ends.

In a similar fashion, plates 96 and 98 are secured to the lower ends of front and rear panels 30, 32 respectively to receive, on their extending shoulders 100, 102, the frame 36 for spacing apart the lower ends of said panels. The upper surfaces of the horizontally extending flanges 8l of frame 36 are adapted to support thereon the screen 1.04, iliade up in any suitable manner, as by clamping a sheet of screen wire between J@wo sections of sheet metal, the screen being of such dimensions as to substantially till the opening provided by the frame 36, in order to prevent clothes, or other articles, hanging on tubes 6l from falling down upon heater H.

The frame 36 may have secured thereto, as disclosed in my Patent No. 1,691,290, dated Nov. 13th, 1928, a channel member 9T having Y its opening 99 facing downward and adapted to be received over a roller bearing 101, mounted on the cross bar 1.03, forming the lower boundary of opening 26, to facilitate movement of rack R in and out of casing C.

The plate 72 is seen to have a projecting member 106 formed to provide an inwardly opening socket 108, secured across which is the pin 110. A tubular bar 112. of suitable length and of oblong cross-section, is seen to have an L-shaped slot 114 openingr from the front end of said bar and having a downwardly extending leg 116. Said pin 110 is adapted to be slipped into the horizontal portion of said slot 114 and then dropped down the vertically extending leg 116. It will thus be seen that the inner surfaces ofi the top and side Walls of said socket 108 will be rigidly secured in abutment with said bar by this arrangement; yet the socket and bar are readily separable, when desired.

f rSaid bar is seen to extend into the easing C through the opening 24,formed=in front Wall 20, and has secured thereto at theV rear endv upon one horizontally'extending falce-124 ofk the channel 126.1 Said' channel is supported Within casing- C upon said face, and Within the-oblong slot 128 of the transversely extending:v bracket 130, secured to the frame 132, Within Whichis housed the rear Wall 14. The front end ofthe said channel is receivedl inthe channel shapedportion134formed as a part ofthe casting 136, and is so positioned that the v channel 126 Will bereceived insaid portion With the vertically extending surface-.138 ofl portion 134 closingthe openingv of channel 126. Ansar 141 lextendimg from a flange of portion 134, is seen to have supported-piv- V otally thereon the finger v140, receivablein a front Wall'.

slot 142 in the baseJ of casting 1'36,for locking channel126securely in position.. A finger end 144 may be provided foractuatingsaid finger into it'svarious' positions. The casing 136, in Which is formed channel shaped-mem: ber 134, may be provided With a symmetrically arranged member 146`of'construction similar to member 134, but having its opening facing in the opposite direction to receive a simi#v lar channel 126, whereby the` Wheels 120 are positively guided'for'moveinent With respect to casing C. I l

Mounted `between members 134 yand "146 and made a part ofsaid casting, are the bearings 148 for carrying a roller 150,'saidrollery being positioned immediately below opening 24 in front Wall 20, sof'that bar 112may be properly, and substantially non-frictionally, retained forV movement fin and out ofsaid Heater H may be'ofyaltype described in my Fatents Nos. 1,513,594, and 1,513,598, dated ctober 28th, 1924, and may be provided with the outlet stack described" in my co-pending application Serial No. 253,014liled February 9th, 1928. Heater H isseen to be supported upon the H :brackets 152, spaced fromfthe ends of said heater and having thev extending toes 154 for reception upon the horizontally extending flanges 156 of the frame `158 mak- Y ing up the baseof said drier. It Will lbe seen provide a througlropening 166, into y'which said piecesfare receivable.

Ulshaped ,members 168 are invertedand have their kprongs 17 O inserted through the upperfends of the openings 166, sothatthe prongs yof the U are brought into abutment Withy the terminals ofpieces162.` By this means, the cross piece 17 2 `is positively supe ported fromnthe toes 154to carry a screen 174,.asfadditional'protective means to pre- .i ventV clothes from Y falling upon heater H, .t

Without bringing any jvveght lto* bear upon the bodyof heater Theffrontiof heater Hmay-be provided with removable doors 176,

situated in proximity to the grilleddoor 28, e said doors 176 comprising aflanged plate 178, A

the side flanges offWhich are each kprovided With an Leshaped slot 180 yfor reception upon pins 182, securediatthe edges of the front openings184of heaterfH'. Y f In settingvup the drier .for use, theframe 158 is-positioned,k and sidewalls 10 andl12,

front `vvall 20, and rear Wall 14 setup thereon.y The frame 186 is then `placed overthe upper ends of said Walls. bottomwall 18 into place, the tubular bar 112 is carried into the interior -of casing C and the free end of the bar projected through open-1 ing 24, with the rollery Wheels y120 extending downwardly.y from the bar.y 4The channels Then, before f slipping,

126 are now positioned with their faces and openings properly arranged to' receive vthe rollervvheels 120, one endof'the channel first` being inserted in the socket 128 and the other end'then being slipped intothe opening of channel shaped member 134 to be locked 'in place bythe finger 140. Bottonifwall 18 mayl be now slipped into position and heater H inserted to rest thereon in the manner described;

The screen 174 may'then be placeduponthe A properly positioned members 168.

- Thereafter, the bar 112 is lprojected'from the casingiso that panel 32 may be hung upon axle 118 by Vmeans of the arms 122.4 The front panel 30 is then suspended from bar k112 by means of pin110,`socket 108, and slot 114,'Lafterfwhich the upper and lower frames 34 and 36 are clamped, by means 38, to rigidly space the panels in position; y

The tubes 64 may now beassembl'ed` in the 't' desired manner and screenl 104 Aplaced `on frame 36. -r Top Wall'16'isnoiv slipped-into the frame 1.86, the heater Hconnected With ay readyfor use.

source of a heating medium, andthe outfit'is l n Winans be Seminar there is" provided a device in Which the severalobjects of this inventionv ar .achievedfand which is VVWell adapted to'rneet ythe conditions of-Ypractical changes r'"mightbe made in the embodi!vv y ment," above 'setfortln' "it is to be -understood that" all matter hereiny set- 'forth' said walls, angularshaped members adapted to ition said panels with respect to said walls, and means for clamping said panels and members to said walls.

3. A drier panel, having a plurality of openings therethrough, threaded members mounted over some of said openings, a support piece received through another of said openings, a clamp loosely received on said place, and means engaging said piece for ad- 1 Justing said clamp.

4. A drier panel having a plurality of openings therethrough, threaded members mounted over some of said openings, a support piece received through another of said openings, a clamp loosely received on said piece, shoulders extending from said panel in proximity to said clamp, and means engaging said piece for adjusting said clamp.

5. A drier panel having a plurality of openings therethrough, threaded members all) mounted over some of said openings, a support piece received through another of said openings, a clamp loosely received on said iece, shoulders extending -from said panel 1n proximity to said clamp, said clamp and shoulders being positioned to receive therebetween the flanged end of a frame, and means engaging said piece for adjusting said clamp.

6. A drier panel having means for detachabl securing thereto a plurality of rack rods an a spacer member, said panel having an upwardly extending socketed projection, and a pin extending through said socket and fixed thereto.

7. In combination, a drier panel having means for detachably securing thereto a plurality of rack rods and a spacer member and having an upwardly extending socketed projection and a pin extending through said socket and fixed thereto, and a bar having an L-shaped notch, said pin being removably received in said notch.

8. In combination a drier panel having means for detachably securing thereto a plurality of rack rods and a spacer member and having an upwardly extending socketed projection and a pin extending through said socket and fixed thereto, and a bar having an L-shaped notch, said pin being removably received in said notch with the upper front and side faces of said bar yin contact with said socket.

9. A drier casing having a rack movable through a wall of said casing and a rail section for supporting said rack, sockets formed in opposite walls of said casing receiving and supporting said rail, and means on one of said sockets for latching said rail in position.

10. A rack support comprising a base, a socket ortion on said base having a movable si e wall, and a roller bearing supported on said base away from said wall.

11. A rack support comprising a base, a plurality of rail end receiving members formed in said base, and a bearin mounted between said members for supporting a slidable bar.

l2. A rack support comprising a base, a plurality of rail end receiving members formed in said base, each of said members having a pivoted side wall and a bearing mounted between said members for supporting a slidable bar.

13. A rack support comprising, a base, a plurality of rail end receiving members formed in said base, each of said members having a pivoted side wall movable to provide an open side for positioning said rail ends in said members and a bearing mounted between said members for supporting a slidable bar.

14. In drier construction comprising a casing having a plurality of end walls, one Wall being provided with a plurality of sockets, another wall having a plurality of members of channel cross-section. mounted thereon, and having their openings in alignment with said sockets, and a plurality of l= rail sections received in said sockets and said openings.

15. In drier construction comprising a casing have a plurality of end walls, one wall being sockets, anot er wall having a plurality of members of channel cross-section mounted thereon, the intermediate portions of each pair of channel members being positioned in face to face relationship, and having their openings in alignment with said sockets, and a plurality of rail sections received in said sockets and said openings.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JULIUS JUDELSON.

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